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		dasil003 on Jan 2, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Patent trolls want $1,000 per employee for using s... You're just reciting the standard line which I already acknowledged in my comment. My point was that some of the most promising avenues of research are ignored because of the lack of patentability. How do you address that point?

astine on Jan 3, 2013 [–]

Would they be addressed if patents didn't exist? I doubt it.

dhimes on Jan 3, 2013 | [–]

That's exactly GP's point: If you can't patent it, it won't get made.

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